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Button, "Non-Violence is Our Strength," circa 1970
Unknown1968/1972
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Cesar Chavez, the man pictured on this button, founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. It later became known as the United Farm Workers (UFW) -- its eagle symbol is in the lower right. Chavez sought recognition, through nonviolent means, for the UFW and fought tirelessly for the dignity of all farm workers.
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Details
- Title: Button, "Non-Violence is Our Strength," circa 1970
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1968/1972
- Subject Keywords: Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993, United Farm Workers, Labor unions, Agricultural laborers, Buttons (Information artifacts)
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=314664
- Object Name: Button (Information artifact)
- Object ID: 2001.81.2
- Image ID: THF8260
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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